[Irene’s POV]
Merissa had understood our situation, and she empathised with me, so he granted us the pass into the fifth heaven.
We headed to the fifth heaven on our pegasus. Virgil stayed a few feet in front of us. I was flying with Ryu, and he maintained that distance from Virgil.
I couldn’t understand why we were staying way behind Virgil even after we had reached the fifth heaven. But I soon got all my answers when the heaven guards stopped us from heading towards the fourth island of heaven.
Virgil slayed them all in one swift attack from his shadow tentacles.
I gasped.
“Don’t worry, they don’t die in heaven. They have just passed out,” Ryu said.
“Is this the right way?” I asked.
“We don’t have time for the right way, Irene. We need the fastest way, and this is indeed the
